diff --git a/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template b/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
index 503236afde..deb392a098 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/earlyoom/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'earlyoom'
 pkgname=earlyoom
-version=1.6.2
-revision=2
+version=1.7
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target=test
 hostmakedepends="$(vopt_if man pandoc)"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom"
 distfiles="https://github.com/rfjakob/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=227234cf9e77831c21c748bd361e1a7c415e158b96034eacd59e70586779bb6c
+checksum=ebda1279a813d9b0f7860ce5029ccf5ea9f8868be070f2eaf40f90f2e64b6414
 CFLAGS="-DVERSION='\"${version}\"'"
 
 build_options="man"